With the increasing requirements of underwater missions and the rapid development of soft
robotics technologies, soft underwater swimming robots have become a hot topic of …

Undulatory swimming is the predominant form of locomotion in aquatic vertebrates. A myriad
of animals of different species and sizes oscillate their bodies to propel themselves in …

Collective behaviour defines the lives of many animal species on the Earth. Underwater
swarms span several orders of magnitude in size, from coral larvae and krill to tunas and …

Schooling in fish is linked to a number of factors such as increased foraging success,
predator avoidance, and social interactions. In addition, a prevailing hypothesis is that …

Energy harvesting from flow induced vibrations (FIV) in flexible bodies offer opportunities for
power generation in biomimicking robotic devices and is an active area of research. The …

Anguilliform swimmers are long and narrow animals that propel themselves by undulating
their bodies. Observations in nature and recent investigations suggest that anguilliform …

Every spring a 600 lb Atlantic bluefin tuna travels over 3000 miles from Newfoundland to its
spawning grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. That it does so on a meal of a couple of bluefish is …

Climate change stressors (eg, warming and ocean acidification) are an imminent challenge
to the physiological performance of marine organisms. Several studies spanning the last …

The leading-edge vortex (LEV) formation on the caudal fin (CF) has been identified as
playing a key role in efficient lift-based thrust production of fish-like propulsion. The …

Autonomous underwater vehicles with greater maneuverability, efficiency, and resiliency are
needed to meet the challenges of exploring and monitoring the underwater world, so we …